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Nah, piece of cake. Just open your glovebox, there are two tab things that hold it up. Just turn those tabs and they pull out. Then the glovebox will drop all the way open. Then there is a cover( black plastic), you just pull that outward, then you'll see the filters behind it. The first one you pull straight out, the second one you have to slide over to where you pulled the first one out of, the nslide it out. The filters I bought just replaced the paper part which pulls out of the plastic casing. I don't know if some of them replace the plastic too or not.
its in the owners book too. but yeah just pop the lil holders out and the glove box falls. be sure you put the new filters in the same way and catch the ends into the plastic tray so they stay in place. the arrows should point up i believe for direction of airflow.
I would like to thank MadAd for your answer.I too got filters that replaced the paper part.it was really easy to do.My filters were very dirty.I did find out it pays to call around.I got prices from $15.00 to $40.00 for the filters.
I did look in the owners manual,and all it said was to have the filters changed by your dealer evey 30,000 miles.There was no instructions on how to change the filters.
Yeah, I was real smart. I just changed mine at 161,000. Never thought it would make that big of a difference. Boy was I wrong, 10x the air flow now. I just never had a car with a cabin air filter, I'm used to old-school.
I change mine a couple of times a year. They are $29 at my local stealership. After the first change about four years ago, I puchased a top quality furnace filter for $20 that had a metal mesh on both sides of the paper. I cut out the filter to fit. I have cut out eight filters from the same furnace filter and have at least four filters left on it. I am not sure that the metal mesh is necessary but I wanted it to be secure. Yah, I'm cheap!
I change mine a couple of times a year. They are $29 at my local stealership. After the first change about four years ago, I puchased a top quality furnace filter for $20 that had a metal mesh on both sides of the paper. I cut out the filter to fit. I have cut out eight filters from the same furnace filter and have at least four filters left on it. I am not sure that the metal mesh is necessary but I wanted it to be secure. Yah, I'm cheap!
yep that would definitely work. basically the only difference between the cabin filters of different cars, is the size of them and whether they 'fit' in place. if you could find any filter that would fit in place it will work. i never even thought of getting a regular furnace filter and just cutting it to size. that definitely would work. i think i might try that next time to see what happens.
I have a 6th gen and want to replace my cabin filter. So I mosey on over to AutoZone and they punch my model into the computer and they tell me my car does not have a cabin air filter. I go to Advance Auto Parts, same deal. Are they right???
hmm it might be possible you dont have one. i think they started in 2001 putting the filters in. you can check behind the glove box by removing the two side holder things so the box folds down to the floor. then look for a door that you can pull off and see if theres place for filter.
I've got an '02 DX without ac... so there's no cabin filter installed, just empty black trays. Is there any benefit to adding one? Or does the air not even flow through the cabin filter area?
I've got an '02 DX without ac... so there's no cabin filter installed, just empty black trays. Is there any benefit to adding one? Or does the air not even flow through the cabin filter area?
You could take the gamble and throw a pair in and then within a couple of weeks of using the heater & fan pull them back out and you will know, they would have some dirt and maybe even some debris present very quickly if they are filtering. I would say the air path would be the same with or without A/C. Just the filters are not present.
Anyone ever make their own using the furnace filter material from the hardware store ?? I plan on doing some checking on the possibility of doing so.
The air does go through those filters. Yours were just never installed for whatever reason. I would go pick some up and install them. It keeps your car cleaner the air you breather cleaner and it will make your blower motor happier too.
It keeps your car cleaner the air you breather cleaner and it will make your blower motor happier too. 
